There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Heathrow Terminal 5 by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CNS - LHR
25h 39m£585–1,591Fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CNS - STN
27h 50m£390–926Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London City Airport (LCY)CNS - LCY
27h 16m£703–2,049Fly to London Gatwick Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)CNS - LGW
- Take the bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
25h 22m£433–2,764Fly to Luton Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Luton Airport (LTN)CNS - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
28h 41m£473–1,376Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CNS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
30h 15m£642–1,163Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)CNS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Woking
27h 53m£637–1,870
Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to fly which costs £390 - £950 and takes 27h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to fly and bus which takes 25h 22m and costs £430 - £2,800.
The distance between Cairns and Heathrow Terminal 5 is 9475 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 39m to get from Cairns to Heathrow Terminal 5, including transfers.
Heathrow Terminal 5 is 10h behind Cairns. It is currently 7:24 AM in Cairns and 9:24 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5.
There are 19737+ hotels available in Heathrow Terminal 5.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Heathrow Terminal 5, England?
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and Swiss fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Luton Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Luton Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Luton Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Cairns to London Stansted Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,600
Flights from Cairns to London Stansted Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,700
Flights from Cairns to London Stansted Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Cairns to Southampton Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,100
Flights from Cairns to London Gatwick Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,500
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Southampton Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–4,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairns to London Stansted Airport via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–900
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Cairns to Southampton Airport via Singapore Changi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–4,100
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from South Terminal Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
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